Yosemite National Park Open Despite Massive Wildfire Raging Nearby

An out-of-control wildfire raging just outside Yosemite National Park prompted California Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency Thursday, but the park campgrounds and attractions remain open even though the blaze has quadrupled in size.

The flames started Saturday and quickly grew to more than 84 square miles. As of Thursday, it was only 2 percent contained, down from 5 percent a day earlier. The quick-spreading fire is the fourth largest in the nation, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, and one of 50 large blazes burning in the western states.